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Journalists can fall in a number of traps when writing about violence against women, which makes their coverage confirm stereotypes.

To help reporters make their approach more constructive, we spoke to two winners and a judge of the Ending Violence Against Women Media Awards to collate some best practices.

In this podcast, we hear from:

  • Polly Neate, chief executive of Women's Aid;
  • Salma Haidrani, freelance journalist and winner of the features category;
  • Samara Linton, writer, Black Ballad, and winner of the new journalist category;

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Catalina Albeanu

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